🌱 Salem Stockyards and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 60 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
• Saturday: Sunshine; windy, not as cool, with a high of 58 and low of 35 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Salem Stockyards
  Salem Livestock Auction , 137 W Fairview Rd , Salem
  1:00 pm
• Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange
  Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange , 7750 White Dr , Cord
  1:00 pm
• Tween Robotics Club
  Independence County Library , 267 E Main St , Batesville
  4:00 pm
• JB, SG, SB Basketball @ MVE
  Cedar Ridge School District Newark, AR 72562
  5:00 pm
• GBB - 7th, Jr, Sr vs Trumann @ Home
  Westside Cons. Sch Dist (Craigh) Jonesboro, AR 72404
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball @ Osceola
  Harrisburg School District Harrisburg, AR 72432
  5:00 pm
• Wrestling @ Lonoke
  Cedar Ridge School District Newark, AR 72562
  5:00 pm
• PeeWee Basketball Boys vs Bay
  Trumann Middle School , 221 N Pine Ave , Trumann
  5:30 pm
• Christmas Concert - Collins Community Choir
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  7:00 pm
• Beyond the Stars: A Madonna Christmas Story — GPAC | Germantown Performing Arts Center
  HIGHLAND CAPITAL PERFORMANCE HALL , Highland
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• BBB - Sr vs Heber Springs Classic - Batesville HS
  Westside Cons. Sch Dist (Craigh) Jonesboro, AR 72404
• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Pocahontas

• Tate Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Arkansas (manufacturing.net)
• Cross County wins 2025 Yarnell's Sweetest Play of the Year (kait8.com)

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